Big Ten Tournament: Full schedule and what to watch

The Big Ten women’s basketball tournament tipped off Wednesday at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

No. 2 Indiana (26-2) enters the tournament with the top seed and the regular-season title in hand, but the Hoosiers are not without challengers for the crown.

No. 7 Iowa (23-6) just bested Indiana to close out the regular season thanks to a game-winning buzzer-beater from Caitlin Clark. Clark and the Hawkeyes also beat the Hoosiers in the tournament championship game last season.

No. 5 Maryland (24-5) enters the tournament with the third seed, behind Indiana and Iowa, but the Terrapins just dominated the Hawkeyes in their most recent meeting. No. 14 Ohio State (23-6) rounds out the top four, and these teams all have double-byes through to Friday’s quarterfinals.

Big Ten Tournament: Full Schedule

Broadcast information: All games will air on Big Ten Network except Sunday’s championship, which will air on ESPN. All start times are listed in Eastern Time.

• First Round: Wednesday, March 1
  • No. 13 Penn State 72, No. 12 Minnesota 67
  • No. 11 Rutgers 63, No. 14 Northwestern 59

• Second Round: Thursday, March 2
  • 12:30 p.m. — No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Nebraska
  • 3 p.m. (approx.) — No. 13 Penn State vs. No. 5 Michigan
  • 6:30 p.m. — No. 10 Wisconsin vs. No. 7 Purdue
  • 9 p.m. (approx.) — No. 11 Rutgers vs. No. 6 Illinois

• Quarterfinals: Friday, March 3
  • 12:30 p.m. — No. 1 Indiana vs. Michigan State-Nebraska winner
  • 3 p.m. (approx.) — No. 4 Ohio State vs. Penn State-Michigan winner
  • 6:30 p.m. — No. 2 Iowa vs. Wisconsin-Purdue winner
  • 9 p.m. (approx.) — No. 3 Maryland vs. Rutgers-Illinois winner

• Semifinals: Saturday, March 4
  • 2:30 p.m. — Winners of Friday’s early games
  • 5 p.m. (approx.) — Winners of Friday’s late games

• Championship: Sunday, March 5
  • 5 p.m. — Semifinal winners

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